Clifford earned his Open Agility title at the Inaugural Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America's agility trial!

Clifford is my first non-Labrador in many years. It's quite a ride. I chose the Welsh Springer Spaniel breed because they're one of the few remaining hunting breeds that doesn't have a "split" between the working dog and the show dog lines. Clifford is one great hunter and completed the requirements to become an AKC Champion on January 10, 2004 by winning WD and BOS at the Sammamish Kennel Club's winter show in Puyallup, WA. He was the first WSS to earn all three AKC Rally titles, is competing in agility, learning obedience, and the Retrievers are teaching him the finer points of begging, retrieving and water play. Stay tuned as Clifford's story unfolds.

Owner: Franna Pitt Breeder: Adrienne Bancker and Dawn Ford Birthdate: 9/25/01
	BIS, BISS Ch. Benton Ivy League, MX, MXJ, RN, CGC OFA Fair Rwyn Lucky Luke Rwyn Vintage Year Int Fin Ch Rwyn Notre Dame Int Fin Su Ch Benton Delaware Storm N Dk Uch Kazval Call Collect Fin Est Uch Statesman's Unbridled Ch Rwyn Heaven's Telstar, UD, CGC OFA Good Ch Statesman's Ammo OFA Good Ch Don's Still Waters Run Deep SH OFA Good Ch Statesman's Affirmed OFA Good Int Fin Ch. Rwyn Notre Dame OFA Good Int Fin Dk Uch Rwyn Xavier Int Fin Uch Rwyn Galloise
Hips: OFA Good Elbows: OFA Normal Eyes: CERF with PPM both eyes

Conformation

• AKC
  • Tacoma Kennel Club 6/9/02, WD BW BOS - 3 points, second show!
  • Portland Kennel Club 7/13/02, RWD (major)
  • Olympic Kennel Club 8/17/02, WD BOS - 4 points
  • Seattle Kennel Club 2/1/03, WD BOS - 2 points
  • Timberland Valley Dog Fanciers Ass'n. 3/8/03, WD BB - 1 point
  • Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers 6/7/03, WD BB (1 special) - 1 point
  • Portland Kennel Club 7/12/03, RWD (major)
  • Greater Clark County Kennel Club 7/13/03, RWD
  • Portland Kennel Club 10/11/03, RWD
  • Willamette Valley Kennel Club 11/1/03, WD BW BOS - 3 points
  • Willamette Valley Kennel Club 11/2/03, WD - 0 points
  • Tacoma Kennel Club 1/9/04, RWD
  • Sammamish Kennel Club 1/10/04, WD BOS - 1 point - New AKC Champion!!!
  • Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers 1/11/04, WD BW BOS - 1 point
  • Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers 1/7/05, BB
  • Dog Fanciers of Oregon 1/23/05, BB and on TV!!!
• IABCA
  • Hillsboro, Oregon 5/10/03 V-2 CAC
  • Hillsboro, Oregon 5/10/03 V-1 UCICB
  • Hillsboro, Oregon 5/11/03 V-1 UCICB
  • Enumclaw, Washington 11/8/03 V-1 UCICB - New International Champion!!!
  • Enumclaw, Washington 11/9/03 V-1 UCICB

Obedience

• AKC CGC: Mount Rainier Sporting Spaniel Club - 10/27/02 Clifford's First Title!
• AKC Rally
  • Portland Kennel Club 10/11/03 (non-regular) Rally Novice 96!!!
  • Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers 1/11/04 (non-regular) Rally Novice 78 - oops! -20 points for handler errors!
  • Sammamish Kennel Club 1/6/05 Rally Novice 96 (?) 1st leg
  • Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers 1/7/05 Rally Novice 89 (?) 2nd leg
  • Dog Fanciers of Oregon 1/23/05 Rally Novice 96(?) New Rally Novice title - 3rd(?) RN WSS!!!
  • Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers 6//05 Rally Advanced 1st leg
  • Mt. Baker Kennel Club 6//05 Rally Advanced 2nd leg, 2nd Place!
  • Clackamas Kennel Club 6/26/05 Rally Advanced 3rd Leg, 3rd Place - New Rally Advanced Title!!!
  • Bell Vernon Kennel Association 7/2/05 Rally Excellent 1st Leg, 96 Second Place!
  • Portland Kennel Club 7/16/05 Rally Excellent 2nd Leg
  • Portland Dog Obedience Club 7/17/05 Rally Excellent 3rd Leg, 1st Place, New Rally Excellent Title!!! (First RE WSS!!!)
• AKC Agility
  • Evergreen Golden Retriever Club 6/18/05 Novice Standard 1st Leg, 95, First Place
  • Evergreen Golden Retriever Club 6/18/05 Novice JWW 1st Leg, 95, Second Place
  • Sno-King Agility Club, 5/6/06, Novice Standard 2nd leg , 90, Third Place
  • Sno-King Agility Club, 5/6/06, Novice JWW 2nd leg, 100, Third Place
  • Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, 6/10/06, Novice Standard 3rd leg, 100, Second Place - NA Title!
  • Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, 6/11/06, Novice JWW 3rd leg, 95, Second Place- NAJ Title!
  • Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers, 6/11/06, Open Standard 1st leg, 95, First Place
  • Evergreen State Shetland Sheepdog Club, 3/3/07, Open Standard 2nd leg, 95, Third Place
  • Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America, 10/6/07, Open Standard 3rd leg, 95, Second Place - OA Title!!
  • Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America, 10/6/07, Novice FAST 1st leg, 59 points, Second Place
  • Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America, 10/7/07, Novice FAST 2nd leg, 65 points, Second Place
  • Puget Sound Labrador Retriever Association, 11/3/07, Novice FAST 3rd leg - NF Title!

• Clifford's First Page - Starting pre-birth, anticipation of which pup we'd get and his first weeks here.
• Clifford Helps with Farm Chores - or what to do with a small puppy and large animals?
• Clifford's Chuckar Adventure - Clifford Meets Mr. Chuck for the first (and not the last!) time.
• Puppies At Play - Clifford's Best Buddy is Jennifer's black lab pup, Sooty. They spend as much time as we'll let them running, wrestling and playing. Here, Clifford is 12.5 weeks old and Sooty is 16 weeks old.
• Clifford Does January, 2002 - January,2002 was a busy month for Clifford. He started puppy kindergarten to become more social with other dogs - and ended up in a class with 5 Labrador puppies!!! Of course, he feels right at home with 4 more Sooty's to play with. He's been to 4H and meeting big dog Welsh springers Rickie and Tyler.
• Clifford Goes to the Dog Show - As Clifford finds out - a proper Welsh Springer Spaniel doesn't just "go" to the dog show.
• Clifford The Hunting Dog
• Ch. Benton Ivy League, RN, MX, MXJ (Clifford's Dad) - Photo Pedigree
• Ch. Rwyn Heaven's Telstar, UD, CGC (Clifford's Mom) - Photo Pedigree
• Clifford's Family Album
• Clifford's Article in Starter Barks - MSWord Document

Clifford's breeding record.

This section will be very short. Clifford has autoimmune thyroid disorder. If and when he is bred it will be to very select female(s) with no history of thyroid disfunction.